Nobby Nunatak () is a
nunatak
A nunatak (from Inuit language, Inuit ) is the summit or ridge of a mountain that protrudes from an ice field or glacier that otherwise covers most of the mountain or ridge. They often form natural pyramidal peaks. Isolated nunataks are also cal ...
, 270 m, standing 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) south of
Lake Boeckella and 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) east of
Mount Flora, at the northeast end of
Antarctic Peninsula
The Antarctic Peninsula, known as O'Higgins Land in Chile and Tierra de San Martin in Argentina, and originally as Graham Land in the United Kingdom and the Palmer Peninsula in the United States, is the northernmost part of mainland Antarctica.
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This area was first explored by a party under
J. Gunnar Andersson of the
Swedish Antarctic Expedition
The Swedish Antarctic Expedition of 1901–1903 was a scientific expedition led by Otto Nordenskjöld and Carl Anton Larsen. It was the first Swedish endeavour to Antarctica in the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration.
Background
Otto Nordensk ...
, 1901–04. Nobby Nunatak was first charted and named by the
Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey
The Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition (FIDASE) was an aerial survey of the Falkland Islands Dependencies
The Falkland Islands Dependencies was the constitutional arrangement from 1843 until 1985 for administering the v ...
(FIDS) in 1945. The name is descriptive.
Antonio Moro Refuge
Refuge Antonio Moro (), is an Antarctic refuge in Antarctica, located at the Nobby Nunatak on the
Tabarin Peninsula
The Tabarin Peninsula () is a peninsula long and wide, lying south of the trough between Hope Bay, Antarctica, Hope Bay and Duse Bay and forming the east extremity of Trinity Peninsula in the Antarctic Peninsula.
Location
Tabarin Peninsula ...
in the
Trinity Peninsula
Trinity Peninsula is the northernmost part of the Antarctic Peninsula. It extends northeastward for about 130 km (80 mi) to Cape Dubouzet from an imaginary line connecting Cape Kater on the north-west coast and Cape Longing on the sou ...
, administered by the
Argentine Army
The Argentine Army () is the Army, land force branch of the Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic and the senior military service of Argentina. Under the Argentine Constitution, the president of Argentina is the commander-in-chief of the Armed For ...
. It was inaugurated on 20 August 1955, renamed Islas Malvinas on 26 August 1971 and rebuilt in 1988.
The original name of the refuge paid homage to Antonio Moro, an Italian immigrant who participated in the construction of the San Martín base in 1951 and who built shelters in the Esperanza area in 1954, including the one that bears his name.
The hut is on a rocky promontory from which one sees the nearby glacier,
Mount Flora and the
Weddell Sea
The Weddell Sea is part of the Southern Ocean and contains the Weddell Gyre. Its land boundaries are defined by the bay formed from the coasts of Coats Land and the Antarctic Peninsula. The easternmost point is Cape Norvegia at Princess Martha C ...
. Trekking of small groups of tourists to the refuge were proposed from Esperanza in 1985, including a tour from the base to the refuges.
The refuge has a capacity for four people, food, fuel, gas for up to 15 days.
See also
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List of Antarctic field camps
Many research stations in Antarctica support satellite field camps which are, in general, seasonal camps. The type of field camp can vary – some are permanent structures used during the annual Antarctic summer, whereas others are little more tha ...
References
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External links
Scott's Last Expedition - The Journals of Captain R. F. Scott, R.N., C.V.O.from 1913 Antarctic expedition (mentions Nobby Nunatak)
Nunataks of Trinity Peninsula
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